We have a MonuMENtal Blog Hop for you this month here at the Creation Station, as we design for Men.
Can you believe it’s May already? Well, last month I had the pleasure of sharing OnStage with the lovely Kathy Kartak who’s blog you may have hopped over from. OnStage is an official convention for Demonstrators that’s hosted every six months. Kathy, being in the UK at the time, joined my team, the Stampin’ STYlettes and I for this fabulous event. She’s a talented lady, so I’m sure she’ll have inspired you already.
I have a few Birthday’s coming up, for young men, so set to work designing for them in mind. What do you create for a 12 year old though? Denim!
I started to think of masculine textures of metal, corrugated cardboard and Denim, something our son loves to wear. Inspired by this, I looked on my shelves at what sets spoke to me and ended up reverting to ink.
Creating a faux Denim look
I used an old Night of Navy Ink pad, that required a little inking and dragged this across a Balmy Blue card base. First in one direction and then in the other. It’s a rough kind of effect, but one that I rather liked. A layer of Corrugated Smoky Slate and a banner in the shape of a jeans pocket and I was ready for the sentiment.
Well Written is a great Die Set that can be used for many an occasion. Knowing that I wanted to add some Star Embellishments, I decided to use Silver Foil to help pull everything together. I thought this card and layout was most suitable for a 12 year old. I hope he’ll like it.
Well I hope you’ve enjoyed my monuMENtal share with you today and I’ve inspired you with cardstock, ink and a sentiment to get creative. Lets hop on over to see what Jennifer Downey has in store for us this month.
Enjoy the rest of this masculine themed hop and the weekend.
Sara Nell Langland says
May 5, 2019 at 3:49 pmReally great card–love your faux denim!
Mikaela Titheridge says
May 13, 2019 at 9:55 pmThank you Sara xx
Sara Levin says
May 5, 2019 at 5:21 pmLove that denim look! My brain is already thinking about ways to use it.
Mikaela Titheridge says
May 13, 2019 at 9:55 pmOh Denim will go with anything ha ha ha
Kathy kartak says
May 5, 2019 at 6:06 pm#missyoualready Your denim technique is a stroke of genius! I’m going to have to try that!! xokathyxo
Mikaela Titheridge says
May 13, 2019 at 9:54 pmawwww #missyoualready too. Keep smiling my dear friend xx
Jennifer Downey says
May 5, 2019 at 9:16 pmI love when a technique comes around again, like all good things in life. It’s been a long while since I did denim and your card has me thinking i need to give it a whirl again! Great use of this technique Mikaela!
Mikaela Titheridge says
May 13, 2019 at 9:54 pmOh me too … They are never gone forever and always look fresh again when teamed with something new. I can’t wait to see what you come up with. Thank you Jennifer xx
Tanya Bell says
May 6, 2019 at 4:35 amTotally awesome faux denim and loved that you mixed it with the corrugated EF. My son would love that card – perfect for a 12 year old!
Mikaela Titheridge says
May 13, 2019 at 9:53 pmawww I’m so pleased you like and yes, the boy who it was for, loved it xx